Coastal Carolina

Dumetella carolinensis HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 7.75 inches * Slender bill * Dark gray plumage * Dark eye * Chestnut undertail coverts * Crown and tail black * Black legs * Sexes similar * Often found in dense vegetation * Distinctive call like cat's meow Similar species: The plumage and call of the catbird are quite distinctive.

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Mimus polyglottos HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 9 inches * Slender bill * Gray head and upperparts * Yellow eye * White underparts * Long black tail with white outer tail feathers * White wing bars * White patch in wing, especially visible in flight * Black legs * Sexes similar * Juvenile has spotted breast * Most often found in scrubby habitats and in urban areas Similar species: Shrikes are similar but have black masks and thicker bills. Sage Thrasher is similar to juvenile mockingbird but lacks white wing patches and has darker, more extensive spotting below. Rare Bahama Mockingbird (stray to Florida) has streaked flanks and lacks wing patches.

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HOW TO IDENTIFY: * Length: 9 inches * Slender bill * Gray head and upperparts * Yellow eye * White underparts * Long black tail with white outer tail feathers * White wing bars * White patch in wing, especially visible in flight * Black legs * Sexes similar * Juvenile has spotted breast * Most often found in scrubby habitats and in urban areas Similar species: Shrikes are similar but have black masks and thicker bills. Sage Thrasher is similar to juvenile mockingbird but lacks white wing patches and has darker, more extensive spotting below. Rare Bahama Mockingbird (stray to Florida) has streaked flanks and lacks wing patches.

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